South Korea to make electromagnetic bombs

UPI, 27 July 2006

SEOUL, July 27 (UPI)—South Korea plans to produce its own
electromagnetic pulse bombs, similar to those used by the United
States to knock out Serbian power during the Kosovo war.

The country's Agency for Defense Development, affiliated with the
Defense Ministry, said the weapon would be developed over the next
three years by the Poonsang Co., South Korea's largest munitions
manufacturer.

“It reflects a trend of modern warfare which focuses on
non-lethal weapons. If a country recklessly kills people in its enemy
state or destroys infrastructure there during a war, the cost of
reconstruction will spike high after the war, and the county will also
lose people's support in the enemy state,” the Korea Herald
Thursday quoted an anonymous government official.

The official said electromagnetic pulse bombs would be useful in
incapacitating North Korea's underground military bases near the
border in the event of war.

The bomb is made of nickel and carbon fiber. Exploded in the air over
an electricity grid, the alloy sticks to electricity lines and
transformers and disrupts the current.